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Post# 57201   12/29/2008 at 19:03 (5,590 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH)   |   | |
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Hi, I just won a Eureka Model 260 off of Ebay. I don't have it yet, but from the pictures, it has seen very little use. Does anyone know if it takes the regular round Eureka Belt or a different one? Also what size motor does this have? and are new motors still available? (Even in a higher amp) This model is a 2 speed automatic. Green and white with gold trim around the light. Also the brush roll has the square ends, will a vibra groomer II with square ends work? I have a new two speed switch and found the proper cord holder to go on it. I think this could be a daily driver. The bag is in excellent shape according to the pictures. It has the latch base and may need a new gasket on the bottom or I could buy the latch base and tube by itself and have it put on the original bag. Any and all information or help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You, Bud Mattingly |
Post# 57229 , Reply# 2   12/29/2008 at 22:59 (5,589 days old) by eurekaboy (Raleigh,NC)   |   | |
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Post# 57397 , Reply# 4   1/1/2009 at 17:59 (5,587 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH)   |   | |
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Post# 57398 , Reply# 5   1/1/2009 at 18:05 (5,587 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH)   |   | |
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Post# 57456 , Reply# 9   1/3/2009 at 04:07 (5,585 days old) by swingette ()   |   | |
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Post# 57479 , Reply# 10   1/3/2009 at 12:57 (5,585 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH)   |   | |
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Post# 57797 , Reply# 11   1/7/2009 at 21:27 (5,580 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH)   |   | |
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Post# 57897 , Reply# 16   1/9/2009 at 19:08 (5,579 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH)   |   | |
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Hi, I took my vacuum into a vacuum dealer I have dealt with for years. He has been retired for years, but his son still runs the shops. Unfortunately, his son cleaned out their basement some years back....can't imaging what treasures were down there....anyway they think they can find wheels that will fit the vacuum. They are going to tune up the motor and put a new cord on it. It has a hoover cord now and it will still be a hoover cord again. I thought I had found one cord sleeve for it, but when I got it, I knew it would not work. The hoover cord looks fine on the vacuum, but it's not original. I do have some cord sleeves ordered from Ultimate Sew and Vac. If one of them is the correct size, I will take it back in and have a genuine Eureka cord put on. I will keep you updated. Thanks for all your help. PS. Even though I love the vintage vacuums, I am not mechanical enough to do what you guys can do, so I must rely on a vacuum shop. I still have the vacuum I ran when I was stayed with my grandmother, during the summer. I actually bought another one from a collector that had restored his to its original beauty. It's a Premier Upright Model 21, hence my login name PR-21. |
Post# 57936 , Reply# 17   1/10/2009 at 12:05 (5,578 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH)   |   | |
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I went to a flea market vacuum shop that has some old parts. They had two wheels (brown) but at this point...that is exactly like tip top has. #7144. I had a piece of the cracked wheel and it is the right width. I had measured the height before taking the vacuum in for service. It matches as well, so if they don't come up with the correct wheel size, I can take these with me and have them put on. Thanks again.
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Post# 58416 , Reply# 18   1/17/2009 at 16:42 (5,571 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH)   |   | |
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Hi Everyone, As I said before, I took the Eureka Model 260 into the vacuum shop I have dealt with for years. Took over a week to get back, but I didn't care as long as it was done right. Swingette- You were right about the inside throat of the bag. The vacuum shop tried using a glue gun to fill up the two holes. I wanted them to take a new sanitaire latch base with the throat attached and put it on. I bought one and it won't work. The bottom of the bag latch is too long to fit into the slot before you raise it up to latch. I cut the throat out and took my original bag back in. The shop doesn't think this will work either and would not put it on....My last resort was duct tape...do you have any other suggestions??????? Thanks Bud |
Post# 60504 , Reply# 20   2/15/2009 at 10:11 (5,542 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH)   |   | |
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